Liverpool's Everyman and Playhouse has appointed Nathan Powell as its new Creative Director.
Powell is currently Artistic Director of the National Student Drama Festival and Creative Producer and Associate Artist of 20 Stories High, and he co-founded New Step Theatre with Joe Ward. He has written or adapted Pleasant Land and Homegirl for Derby Theatre and directed Sucker Punch for Queens Theatre Hornchurch in association with the National Theatre and A Play for the Living in the Time of Extinction for Headlong and The Barbican in association with Shakespeare North. He is about to direct The Mountaintop for Leicester Curve, which will tour nationally this autumn, and Alice In Wonderland for Shakespeare North at Christmas.
Powell has lived in Liverpool since 2017 and, as Artistic Advisor to the theatres, programmed My White Best Friend North and directed Love, Liverpool at the Playhouse.
He said, "I am honoured to join Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse as Creative Director. Liverpool is my home, and I am passionate about showcasing its vibrant artistic community on a local and national stage. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to build on both theatres’ great legacies, and work alongside this incredible team to make them the most inviting and exciting places to experience and create theatre, for the audiences, artists and communities they serve.”
Andrea Nixon, Chair of Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust, said, "Nathan's proven track record in producing innovative and inclusive theatre, combined with his strong ties to Liverpool, make him the ideal choice to lead us creatively into the future. We are confident that his vision and leadership will further enhance our reputation as a leading cultural institution."
Powell will join Finance Director Ros Thomas as (previously at Storyhouse) CEO Mark Da Vanzo on a "refreshed Executive Team".